Please excuse some of the inadequacies of the photographic exhibits featured.
Many of these photographs, particularly of modern highways, were taken on the
road and behind the wheel under adverse focus, lighting and positioning
conditions. For this reason, some photo exhibits may have been redone at a
different time of day or on a later occasion to improve quality, or additional
shots taken later may be inserted into a previously completed sequence
to aid in continuity. The quality of focus and colour are also affected by
prevailing road conditions, the ability to stop safely (which was not always
possible), and the characteristics of the particular camera in use.

As alignments and roads change, some of these photographs may no longer
represent the present road. For some routes, that's exactly the purpose in
mind!

Please also note that except where noted, these photographs,
map reconstructions and other multimedia shown here are my own work.
I would appreciate it greatly if you would consult me first before copying them for
your own purposes, and conserve my bandwidth by not
using website copy agents to download them.

Thank you for being understanding of the technical deficiencies, and I
hope you enjoy my explorations as much as I did.
-- Cameron Kaiser

Welcome to the Roadgap!

Floodgap
Roadgap is my personal collection of roadgeekery, with a special
emphasis on dead or dying routes in an effort to preserve them photographically
in a state as close to their last living alignment as possible. Who are
roadgeeks? Well, we're those people who you find with their hazard lights on by
the side of the road, photographing some call box, mile marker, sign or all
three. Why do we care? I don't know about anyone else, but I find roads
visually fascinating because of their structure and interconnections; their
history is inexorably intertwined with local history in general; and their
preservation ensures that a piece of our past lives on into the future.

Also, I've used Roadgap for some of my general on-the-road photography, not
just dead routes. Besides including trips to other regions, states (Roadgap is
generally concerned with
Southern California since that's where I live, but other exhibits will appear
as I get the camera going on my travels), and countries, I've also included
travelogues of modern routes that I've found particularly fascinating. Plus,
I'm also happy to find any excuse to toss in holiday snaps and scenes I've
photographed that I find beautiful.

Also, a few treatises of potential use to you, the viewer:

What's new at the Roadgap? -- the
very latest changes made to the site, what exhibits are new and have been
updated, and where the goodies are at.
Floodgap Roadgap was last updated on
21 August 2014. Ten years of Roadgap!

A large photographic refresh is in progress for most of our exhibits.
Please pardon our dust!

Why vandalism stinks -- the
community advocacy portion of this program. In addition to the community
damage it causes and being a tremendous eyesore, vandalism is
an extreme threat to roadgeekery, especially historical investigations.
I make my case, and give some ways on how to contribute to reducing it.

I hope you have a great time vicariously enjoying the view behind my driver's
seat, and that you'll also check out some of the other great stuff here at
Floodgap. -- Cameron Kaiser

Roadgap proudly offers our (in progress) resource on the Interstate, US and
state highways of the Pine Tree State, complete with general information,
historical numbering (and lettering!) conventions, and a full route log.
RoadsAroundME.com also includes these special exhibits:

A beautiful loop from and into scenic Bangor, Maine down along the former
alignment of US 1, today's US 1A, now bypassed by the former alternate
alignment that is today's COASTAL US 1. Special focus on the doomed
Waldo-Hancock
Bridge nee the Penobscot Narrows, slated for demolition. In two parts.

US Highway 395: The Three
Flags HighwayOld Highway 395 photographed December 2004 through May 2005
Additional photography October 2006 through September 2008
Full US 395 (California to Canada) photographed July 2005 through
November 2005
Additional photography February and March 2006,
October 2006 through September 2008,
and April through September 2009
includes portions of or references to (only major junctions listed)
Old US 395, Old US 101, Old US 80, CA 163, I-8, I-15, CA 76, CA 78, CA 79,
I-215 ("I-15E", old CA 194), CA 60 (old US 60), CA 91 (old US 91),
I-10 (old US 70/US 99), Old CA 30, Old US 66, CA 58 (old US 466), CA 14
(old US 6), US 6, CA 120, CA 108, US 50, TEMP US 395,
I-80, "Stealth" I-580 (US 395),
CA 70 (old US 40A), CA 36, OR 140, US 20, US 26 (old US 28), I-84 (old I-80N),
US 30, OR 37 (old US 395), US 730 (old US 395), I-82, I-182, US 12, I-90
(old US 10), WA 904 (old US 10/US 395), US 2 (old US 10, old US 10A), US 195,
WA 20, BC 395, BC 3

The mighty Eastern Sierra Three Flags
Highway all the way from California to Canada --
all 1,305 miles of the present-day routing (in 30 parts), plus a
large and detailed 18-part historical exhibit of Old Highway 395 in
Southern California's
San Diego, Riverside
and San Bernardino counties. Selected additional old alignments in California,
Oregon and Washington states are also explored, along with map aids,
archival photographs and full discussion of the history of the route and
surrounding regions. Includes US 395's continuation into Canada. In
forty-nine total parts.

Come across America on the United States'
longest continuous
designation highway (and once the longest highway in the country from Long
Beach, CA to Provincetown, MA -- now from Bishop, CA) 3,205 miles to the
very tip of Cape Cod and the Atlantic Ocean! Enjoy the history and sites of
a road that gives a cross-section of America like no other.
Sections posted as they
are completed: new Parts up 21 August 2014!Currently in nine parts,
with more to come.

Also, be sure to read my "road blog" written from the field
along the way, and preview future sections as I release them!
Includes background information, full frame photography, and maps, plus
special side trips and photography of major destinations and locations on the
East Coast and along the American South and Southwest on the return route.

US Highway 399: Ventura to
Bakersfield and the Maricopa Highwayphotographed April 2005, May 2006, February 2007, June, July and
August 2007 and November 2009
includes portions of or references to (only major junctions listed)
US 101 (and Old US 101), CA 33, CA 150, CA 166, CA 119, CA 43, I-5, CA 99
(Old US 99), BR 99 (Old US 99), CA 58, CA 204

An obscure yet vital highway, long forgotten, from California's coast literally
through the wild mountain ranges into the fertile and oil-rich San Joaquin
Valley. Long decommissioned but just as important as when it existed, take a
look at a part of California you may have only seen on a map as we pass through
Ventura, Ojai, Maricopa, Taft and Bakersfield. Take a gander at historical
maps, photographs and two bonus stages! In eight parts.

From the glittering lights of Vegas to the glittering waters of the Colorado
River, we travel US 95 between Las Vegas, Nevada
and its southern terminus in California in Blythe.
Multiple pre- and post-freeway alignments are also explored, along with its
relationship to US 66 and other US highways. Also includes the modern
Interstate co-routings in Las Vegas, Needles and Blythe, and a special
look at the Hoover Dam and the 2010 Hoover Dam Bypass. In six
parts.

Well, shortest signed highway, anyway. Celebrates the only time
California was actually making money, even if it was the yellow precious
metal variety, and the famous Marshall's Monument to the 1848 gold rush.

The road to the great boomtown Bodie, the town too wicked to die that
eventually did. Now a state park, we explore this oddball one-way route
and the remainder of the town in its state of "permanent decay."
In two parts.

The Arroyo Seco Freeway: CA 110 (Old CA 11,
Old US 66)photographed March 2005 and May 2005
includes portions of or references to
I-110 (old CA 11, old US 6), I-105, I-10 (Santa
Monica Fwy), CA 110 (old CA 11, old US 66), I-5 (old US 6/old
US 99), US 101, Old US 66, Old US 66 ALT, I-210

California's first freeway, built in 1940, and the beginning of our
love-hate relationship with freeway travel. Includes portions of the
Harbour Fwy and the award-winning I-110/I-105 interchange, plus an
analysis of the old exit configurations, bridges and architecture, and
Pasadena scenery and landmarks.

A selection of highways and signage types from my trip to New South Wales,
Australia, in April 2003. Passes through (NSW except where noted) Sydney,
Merriwa, Dubbo, Wellington,
Parkes, Canberra (ACT) and Goulburn. Also includes images passing over
the Sydney Harbour Bridge, as well as countryside and environs scenery.

The Bridges of Terminal Island: CA 47,
CA 103photographed January through March 2005
includes portions of or references to CA 47,
CA 103, Old CA 103 (unreliquished), CA 1 (old BYP US 101),
I-710 (old CA 7), and I-110 (old US 6/CA 11)

The bridges of Terminal Island and the Port of Long Beach, including drive
throughs over and around the fascinating Gerald Desmond, Schuyler Heim and
Vincent Thomas bridges.

A selection of highways and signage types from my trip to Italy in October
2003, along with that most original of city street systems, Venice. Passes
through the cities listed. Also includes local images
and scenery, as well as a selection of artwork and monuments.

Drive the beautiful Box Canyon and heaps of highway history in central
Riverside County, California as we explore the old US 60 alignment and the
remaining stub of CA 195. Presented in 16:9.

The Crosstown Freeway: Old CA 30photographed December 2004, May 2005, January 2007, August 2007 and
November 2008
includes portions of or references to I-10 (old US 70/US 99),
future I-210 (CA 210, old CA 30 and old CA 106), CA 330
(old CA 30), I-215 (old US 66/US 91/US 395/CA 18), Old CA 106, CA 259,
Old BR 30, CA 18, BR 18

The remnants of CA 30, replaced by CA (soon Interstate) 210, the San
Bernardino Crosstown Freeway. Includes a look at the long-forgotten
Business Routes 18 and 30 (and modern CA 18) and long-dead CA 106,
as well as the mysterious CA 259, an old
relic from CA 18's proposed days as freeway, and the cities of Glendora,
San Dimas, LaVerne, Claremont, Upland, San Bernardino,
Redlands and Highland, Calif. In three parts.

A collection of mini-entries -- scattered proof these routes really did and
do exist, but (mostly)
not enough for full entries themselves. Includes contrast
enhancements and historical maps where appropriate.

The Road to Cabrillo: Old CA 209photographed February 2005 and April 2005
includes portions of or references to
I-5 (old US 101), I-8 (old US 80), Old US 101, Old US 80, Old CA 209

The road to the beautiful Cabrillo National Monument in San Diego. Includes
its most recent routing before its decommissioning, and scenery from the
national monument, San Diego Harbour, and the Point Loma Lighthouse.

Balboa Avenue: Old CA 274photographed December 2004, April 2005, August 2007, December 2008
includes portions of or references to
Old CA 274, I-5 (old US 101), Old US 101, I-805,
CA 163 (old US 395), I-15 (old CA 103)

Decommissioned CA 274, once company of US 101, now a simple city street once
again. Includes a small portion of old US 101, as well as local scenes and
interchanges.

The orphaned eastern segment of CA 54, including the decommissioned El
Cajon "BR 54" portion and its bizarre interstate shield.

"You took pictures of a frickin'
road?" -- Kevin M.

(exhibits under construction)

Summer of 6: US 6
US 6 is fully photographed and watch for portions to come out part by part
at the Summer of 6.

Desert to Shore: Interstate 8 in AZ/CA
A highway I've enjoyed in my hometown of San Diego. The freeway pictures
are all done, but I still have some business route to photograph.
You can see a little bit of I-8 in the Summer
of 6 roadblog.

El Camino Real: US 101

The Pacific Coast Highway: CA 1
A future project, probably in a year or two, which will be the first multitape
"flying camera" run. This will primarily be restricted to
the present-day alignment, end to end, for both. Both of these will be Grand
Tours.
Rather than just the same old stale travelogues (which have been done endlessly
for both these classic routes), both the US 101 and CA 1 sections will
additionally home in on
interesting historical, architectural and just plain fun aspects of these
famous highways. Why so far in the future? Well, that's when I'm going to
take a long enough vacation to do this. :) US 101 has higher priority than
CA 1, so if I do these separately, US 101 will be done first.

Interstate 19 in Tucson, AZ
This is completely done and is awaiting a writeup.

CA 270 and BodieThis is completely done and is also awaiting a writeup. DONE!

US 199 in OR/CA
US 199 is done in part and needs a few sections to be revised.

Markleeville Run and Monitor Pass: CA 88, CA 89
Mostly done. This was very harrowing to do at night, especially with the
imposing 24% grade signs at the CA 4 junction. A few more pictures to
take when I'm next in the region.

Daniel Faigin's CAHighways.org
displays history and comprehensive information on any sort of California
route number, including Legislative Route Numbers, dead and deallocated
numbers, and numbers that may have changed over time. It also has a fine links
section. Dan's data was integral for assisting me with some of the more
obscure routings.

Andy Field's
West Coast Roads and his affiliated sites are great starting points
and portals for highways going to lots of destinations on the West
Coast and throughout the United States.

Steve Alpert's Roads
site contains road pictures from all over the stinking place, including a
huge set of Michael Summa's outstandingly tasty 1970s historical images.

Fellow UCSD graduate Casey
Cooper's Roads and Highways Page has some nice general information on
the state of the US highway system in California, as well as general roadgeek
resources and some lovely historical photographs.

Maps should not be used for navigational
purposes; may potentially represent routes that are presently non-existent,
or treacherous and/or
prohibited for current travel; and are presented as historical aids only.